2017 – The Tangent Girl Volumes

Support Fox Betty gets ready to celebrate her first New Year’s Eve. You may think it would look something like this: But it’s far more likely it will look like this: I want to thank all of you for TTGV’s first calendar year. The last five months have been awesome, and I’m looking forward […]

Growing Three Sizes

December 22, 2017

Okay, so I already did this in an earlier post: But in honor of the fact that the Grinch’s story doesn’t end there, I figured mine can’t either. I need to come full circle and find my Christmas spirit just like old Grinchy-pooh. I watched a video the other day by Kristina Kuzmic (who I […]

Worth A Thousand Words

December 19, 2017

As a non-artist person, one of the hardest things is having images in your mind that you have no way to get out. This is infuriating in general, but when that image is actually your own inner-landscape, is the image of what the inside of your own mind looks like, it’s not infuriating, it’s devasting. […]

Merry Tribblemas

December 18, 2017

Against my better judgement (or more a total lack of any judgement whatsoever) I stupidly decided that in-store shopping, the weekend before Christmas, was a thing I was going to voluntarily do. But I thought it was all worth it when one of the stores was having an incredible sale on some stuff I needed. […]

Terrifyingly Successful

December 13, 2017

I’m hoping Kevin and David won’t be too pissed off about my essentially ripping off the title of their podcast for the title of this post. But being that this post is a response to their latest episode, I figured it was probably okay. So on their latest episode they go significantly more serious than […]

Nope, Still Hump Day

December 6, 2017

On day two of my endeavor to do this whole “you should write something everyday” thing, here comes another post. (I can give you names and Twitter accounts of the author’s you have to blame for these atrocities.) Today will be a sort of ‘second edition’ of pet peeves. I wouldn’t necessarily say that many of […]

Getting Over the Hump

December 5, 2017

My creative headspace has looked a bit like this lately: I’m envious and a bit in awe of authors who write everyday, no matter what. They tend to have this theory of ‘write something’, even if it’s crap, just to stay mentally limber and develop good writing habits. Me, if […]

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Do I Look a Little Green to You?

November 28, 2017

I’m really coming to hate this time of year. The thing is, I want to like it. I’m not one of those “Ugh commercialism” or “Ba-humbug it’s just an excuse for people to expect you to buy them things!” kind of people at all. I love the decorations and buying presents and all the events […]

A Crumby Gift

November 20, 2017

Hope you’re all happily getting ready for the holiday and that you will have just enough time (but not too much!) with your loved ones, and that you enjoy your 4,000 calorie meal on Thursday! In celebration of the holiday, I thought I would give you a little […]

Writing Myself Into a Corner

November 18, 2017

I’ve been working on a particularly difficult chapter of the book and I’ve come upon a significant conundrum. When you’re writing a book about your life, inevitably there are other people in there too. And up until now, that’s been fine. I’ve been able to refer to everyone in generic terms, and even though THEY […]

Another Sneaky Peeky

November 10, 2017

The book continues to come together, though more slowly than is was going at first and way more slowly than I’d like – but that’s how it works. Not that I would know, but so I hear from my author-y friends and writers I follow on Twitter (and everything on Twitter is correct, right?) SOOOOOO, since […]

How Sweet It Is

November 9, 2017

Fair Warning If watching Hallmark movies tends to leave you sweaty, dizzy, or nauseous; if cute commercials with puppies or kittens or babies often require intervention with copious qualities of booze (medicinal of course) to overcome the flood of saccharin sentiments crashing upon you – well, grab your favorite bottle and lay down, ‘cuz off we go… _____________________________________________ I’m […]

I’m a Dirty Naughty Girl

November 3, 2017

While this is (thankfully) becoming less and less the case, there is still this perception that anyone with tattoos, or at least more than an ill thought-out butterfly on their ankle from some Spring Break in college, is somehow a deviant. To this day people are surprised when they find out I have any, let […]

I Demand a Recount

November 2, 2017

FIRST: Seriously Mother Nature? For several days now I have been reveling in leggings and jackets and warm sweaters and how good a cup of hot spiced cider tastes. The air has been crisp and cool and basically EVERYTHING WAS PERFECT. This morning I walk out of my house and was like, “THE EFF???????” Seriously […]

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30,000 Foot View

October 27, 2017

Written on October 26 2017 somewhere over the Appalachian Mountains I just finished reading Turtles All the Way Down by John Green… and now I’m sitting here on an airplane typing this post on a crappy little note app on my phone because I have too many thoughts and inspirations clambering to get out to […]

Assassination Part Deux

October 24, 2017

They are freaking at it again. The Assassins are back. Now that I’ve been lulled into a false sense of security by thinking that their attempts have been thwarted and they’ve given up and gone away – they are back. But they’ve gotten smarter. They realized that I am now leery of all human beings […]

Brain Games

October 17, 2017

This is the Avatar of who I wish my Brain was: But sadly I have to come to terms with the facts. If my brain were a person, it would look like this: And have the personality of Season Three Big Bang Theory Wil Wheaton.

Smile If It Kills You

October 15, 2017

I been in low spirits for a few days (cuz my brain decided this week that it gave ZERO FOXES about what meds I was taking, no one was going tell it to tell me I could sleep.) So I decided to try and force a little positivity into myself, whether I like it or […]

There’s a Hole in the Bucket

October 11, 2017

I haven’t slept well, despite the best intentions of pharmecutical intervention, in almost a week. So I’m really exhausted. But does this mean I can go to sleep more easily? Of course not – it actually makes it HARDER to go to sleep. I start to proceed towards that desired and Blissful end, only to […]

MRFR Snakes on an MRFR… House?

October 8, 2017

So this happened. Then this… The next day – this. <Alton’s stunt kitty stand-in> (‘cuz last thing we were thinking of in this moment was taking a picture) Several days later… …… At least we have no mice?

Blonde or French Roast?

October 1, 2017

I was struggling between two potential topics for this next post: A) “Favorites” – since the last entry was about things that annoy me I thought about switching it up to something more positive. B) “My GREATEST Fear” – a topic which is a bit dark and kind of a downer. But I mean really, this […]

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Petting My Peeves: Episode One

September 25, 2017

It’s my party, I can bitch if I want to. I’ve decided that one of my favorite things is to complain about crap that annoys me, so I’m gonna start picking some of my pet peeves and whining about them here. Please feel free to leave comments about your thoughts on the topic. Or, feel free to […]

Walking Is Good For Your Health

September 21, 2017

Driving Miss Daisy During our consulting business trips we’re driven everywhere, usually by drivers from the corporation we’re working for. This time we’ve also had a private driver for some of the trips because the company guy hasn’t always been available. The fact that there have been multiple unrelated drivers is relevant because it proves […]

Curse Your Sudden But Inevitable Irony

September 18, 2017

If you’ve been following along you will already know that I am a pretty intense introvert. So small talk, or conversations in general, makes me extremely anxious. But people assume that introverts are all shy and quiet. I mean obviously – if we are uncomfortable talking to people and making small talk, then we certainly […]

Who Needs Thumb Screws or The Rack?

September 12, 2017

Faire Maiden? As part of celebrating my birthday, we went to the Rennfest this weekend. The night before, I was trying to decide what to wear, and I have this particular outfit…. it’s absolutely beautiful and was a huge, mind-numbingly expensive splurge several years back. I can still technically wear it, but it doesn’t fit the way it […]

Pitch Camp In The Air vs. Twilight Five Years Into the Woods

September 5, 2017

Your wait is over – I’M BACK!!! (I’m sure the two of you who ever read this are sooooo relieved and excited.) The trip was lovely but also had its “did that just happen??” moments because, well… ME. But for THAT whole story, you’ll have to wait for my book! So the topic of TODAY’S […]

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There and Back in 13 Minutes

August 25, 2017

So I was thinking about my next post yesterday because I wanted to be sure to get one up here before I left for vacation for a week. And I realized I’ve been pretty strict with myself in terms of editing these posts (no comments from the peanut gallery – I’m not talking about […]

Here You Go

August 23, 2017

I promised myself that I would write something here today, but today has ended up sucking and I don’t wanna. But a promise is a promise, so: Something.

Total Eclipse of.. All My Hopes and Dreams

August 21, 2017

Some people I know were enjoying this: AND THIS… AND THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Me? This is what I got to see: Fnerf.

One For Me, One For You

August 20, 2017

It’s been a busy few weeks, so I was determined to have some quiet today. Hubby went out to mow the grass, kiddo played in his room, and I got the chance to retreat into my office to have some quality time with my art supplies. The result: I drew her myself!!! Yes, yes – I […]

Bring on the Ray Bradbury

August 17, 2017

I’m starting to think that living in a “dystopian” Sci-Fi novel might not be so bad. You know, the one where people have to pass some kind of a test of common sense, if not intelligence, to be allow to live with the rest of us folks (or for us to have to put up […]

This Time It’s Personal

August 15, 2017

I’ll just warn you – this posts gets all kinds of political… And there is strong language..But I HAVE to say this. When the nation that we live in, and the very LEADERS who are supposed to guide and protect and be an example for us, are so morally bankrupt… it makes me wonder if […]

Fake It ‘Til You Make It (to the Funny Farm)

August 15, 2017

There are real downsides to being an intense introvert in a highly social world. As long are there are clear expectations and roles associated with a social scenario, I can function fairly well. I don’t have problems giving a talk in front of a bunch of people because I know what I’m supposed to say, […]

You Be You

One of the best ways to spend a Sunday is: * With my FAMILY * In our Steampunk regalia (new hat!!) * Hanging with “weirdos” just like us I don’t give a shit if my family doesn’t fit someone else’s idea of “family”. I don’t give a shit if people don’t “get” us. THIS is […]

Please Stop Talking

I think the universe was screwing with me earlier today. First… we went to Walgreens to pick up my meds. We always use the drive-thru, especially when we’re on our way somewhere like we were today. But it was closed (?!?!). So now I have to go into the store. THEN… I realize I’ve forgotten my […]

Sneaky peeky…

August 9, 2017

To get you through HUMP DAY, I’m making good on my promise to include little sneek peeks of the book. Hopefully this will encourage you to continuing following the blog in hopes of more teasers in the future. AND hopefully get you excited to read all of Wait, What Were We Talking About? later this year!! (Though it’s just as […]

Because I Am A Geek

I was so excited (ridiculously, stupid, total SPAZ excited) this week when tuning into my favorite podcast, Terrifyingly Beautiful. I will often comment on their Facebook page, and a few weeks ago I made some comments about how credit cards, and shopping in general, freak me out. And this week’s podcast topic? SHOPPING! While I […]

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Away we go…

Thanks for Joining Me! Hello blog, my old friend. This is my third foray into the blog world (though to be fair, my one blog had a very specific focus and “end” date, which I fulfilled, so I don’t think that one should count as against me in some way. Just saying.) But I’m back, and […]

Year: 2017